approbation Copy link Outline 1. apprŏbātĭo (not probatĭo2. comprŏbātĭo (v. rare)3. laus • approbation: 1. apprŏbātĭo (not probatĭo: v. proof): assent and a., assensus et a., or assensio atque a., Cic.: the unbounded a. of men, ingens a. hominum, Liv.: to excite a., a. movere, Cic. Fig.: love sneezes out his a., amor sternuit approbationem, Cat. 2. comprŏbātĭo (v. rare): the a. of what is honourable, c. honestatis, Cic.: v. approval. 3. laus: v. praise.--Note. For approbation expressed with outward signs and gestures, v. applause.